The Practical Elements of Rhetoric: With Illustrative Examples 1887 |
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Page 366
... action whose details are less important than its general effect is , crowded together into rapidly suc ceeding ... action should hasten by the shortest route to the promised end . Accordingly , such a point is not the place for extended ...
... action whose details are less important than its general effect is , crowded together into rapidly suc ceeding ... action should hasten by the shortest route to the promised end . Accordingly , such a point is not the place for extended ...
Page 370
... action to a dénouement , but goes merely where the descriptive element leads it , or is bounded by the natural lapse of time . The account of an excursion , or a race , or a contest , would come under this head ; such accounts are ...
... action to a dénouement , but goes merely where the descriptive element leads it , or is bounded by the natural lapse of time . The account of an excursion , or a race , or a contest , would come under this head ; such accounts are ...
Page 464
... action free ; and in doing what the speaker wills they will please themselves with doing what they themselves will . Hence the proposed action must be so placed before them as to coincide with their own desires and interests ; not by ...
... action free ; and in doing what the speaker wills they will please themselves with doing what they themselves will . Hence the proposed action must be so placed before them as to coincide with their own desires and interests ; not by ...
Contents
Definition of Rhetoric | 1 |
Style in General | 13 |
Diction | 27 |
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